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Chapter 1081 What are you afraid of?

The Emperor Daxing passed away, and the whole country was in great grief.But cry and cry, follow-up major events cannot be delayed, especially when Zhao Wang escaped from the capital, it is likely to spread rumors and cause trouble, so it is necessary to quickly decide on major events, so as to calm the hearts of the government and the people.

So after crying for a while, Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, tremblingly said to the grandson: "My condolences to Your Highness, there are several important matters that need to be done immediately."

"Yes." Zhu Zhanji wiped away his tears, looked at Jian Yi, and then at the full hall of officials, and said, "Listen to Mr. Jian Guo."

Everyone stopped crying immediately and looked at Jian Yi.

"Your Majesty collapsed, the sky collapsed, the hearts of the people were terrified, and the society was in turmoil!" Jian Yi said in a deep voice, "We need to find out what happened last night first, so as to calm people's hearts and stabilize the society!"

"That's exactly the reason!" All the officials echoed.

"Last night Zhao Wang colluded with Zhao Ying, the governor of the East Factory, and the two stewards of Xiyuan, and entangled Changshan Zhongwei and Yubayashi Qianwei to launch a coup, kill the king and rebel!" Zhu Zhanji, as a grandson and a party to the incident last night, naturally has Obliged to explain the situation to the ministers and ministers: "They also surrounded Yingtai where Gu lived. Fortunately, the guards tried their best to protect Gu Cai and escaped from the clutches of the clutches. Put down the rebellion, but..."

Speaking of this, His Royal Highness Taisun burst into tears, and said sadly: "But when we broke through the siege and rushed to the bedroom to rescue him, it was already too late. Grandpa, he has already been murdered by King Zhao, and Long Yu bintian !"

"Ah!" Although the Minister of Public Affairs had expected that there would be a sensational fight to the death in the palace last night, but after hearing His Royal Highness Taisun's own words, they were still filled with grief and anger, beat their chests and feet, and yelled that King Zhao was inferior to a beast, and Zhao Ying was inferior to a beast!

All of a sudden, the denunciation of King Zhao in the sleeping hall became more and more intense, and all the ministers wished they could eat their own skin and eat their own flesh, and they would not share the sky with rebels and thieves!

Wang Xian silently watched with cold eyes. It was the same group of ministers who, before yesterday, prostrated themselves in front of King Zhao, begging for mercy. I don't know how many people were dying of pain because they had queued up for many days and couldn't get into King Zhao's mansion!Now as soon as King Zhao was defeated, he immediately jumped up to attack, lest he could not draw a clear line and be implicated in the slightest.

The ugliness and despicability of human nature are clearly evident at this moment, making Wang Xian feel disgusted and disgusted for a while. He just wants to stay as far away from this dirty court as possible, and never see such a live drama again.

Regardless of Wang Xian's senses, the performances of the officials had reached the point of full swing, and it took a while before someone asked, "Where is Zhao Ni now?"

The grandson looked at Zhang Yu who was on the side, and the latter said slowly: "King Zhao was defeated and fled out of the city overnight, and now he has entangled the two guards outside the city to retreat to Tongzhou. They will flow together and set up a separate court, and the arms of the mantis will be like chariots."

"Hiss..." Hearing that King Zhao was not finished, but went out of the city to entangle the army, and was likely to attack the capital, the officials couldn't help but gasped, and the sound of crusade suddenly became much quieter.Quite a few people were emotionally involved, and it was hard to hide their panic.

"What are you panicking about!" Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu snorted, "The mob that Zhao Ni entangles with is nothing more than chickens and dogs, nothing to worry about!"

"What the old Hou said is..." The ministers agreed on the face, but they were slandering in their hearts. Of course you are not afraid of him, a smelly and stubborn old man like you, but we have a clue in his hands!

In the past one or two months, Zhao Wang and Zhao Ying set up a big prison in central Beijing, and wantonly faked the public to benefit the private parties and attack the same.Except for Zhu Yong, Xue Lu, and Zhang Yu, who are like-minded noble generals, Zhao Wang dared not move, those hard bones who refused to submit to him were all thrown into Dongchang Prison by Zhao Ying, and they were slowly crushed to extract oil. went.Most of the rest who can still stand here have already expressed their loyalty to Zhao Wang's mansion and left a handle.

There are still a small number of guys who have not been ranked, and have not yet had their turn to kneel and lick Zhao Wang. They were extremely depressed yesterday, but today they are extremely fortunate. Thank God for blessing, and let themselves have good luck.

For a moment, all the officials in the bedroom were panicked, and many people were inexplicably frightened, and almost fainted on the ground in the hall.

Feeling the strong uneasiness, Jian Yi said in a deep voice: "A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a dynasty cannot be without a king for a day. At this moment, we should first confirm whether the emperor has a will!"

Zhu Zhanji yelled in his heart when he heard the words, 'Yes!Of course there is! 'But when the words came to his mouth, he felt that something was blocking his throat, and he opened his mouth several times, but he couldn't make a sound.

'What am I afraid of? Zhu Zhanji knew that he was afraid of Wang Xian, and he was worried that once the decree was announced, he would be caught to death!I couldn't help feeling great hatred in my heart, "Does he still dare to kill all the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty?" At this moment, Taisun completely forgot that if Wang Xian hadn't arranged for rescue, he would have died in Zhao Ying's hands last night... I just think that Wang Xian, who looks at his nose and his heart with his eyes and nose, is so hideous!Hateful!

'Can't delay!Late makes a difference!Could it be that I, the future emperor, can still be intimidated by a courtier? Just as Zhu Zhanji gritted his teeth and was about to speak, Jin Chun, Minister of Rites, said in a deep voice, "You can ask Zheng He and Eunuch Zheng!"

"Good idea! Eunuch Zheng has always been by the emperor's side, and he knows best if there is a will!" All the ministers echoed, and if there is one eunuch who is respected, it is naturally the upright and loyal Eunuch Zheng!But the ministers immediately realized an important question: "Where is Eunuch Zheng?"

"Eunuch Zheng, you're missing..." Zhu Zhanji said sadly.He was really sad, if Zheng He hadn't disappeared, why would he be so uncomfortable, with the endorsement of this **** in the palm of the Imperial Army, just read the will, who would dare to make mistakes?

"Hey..." All the ministers shook their heads and sighed: "Troublesome autumn, troublesome autumn..."

"But!" Zhu Zhanji's heart was beating wildly, almost jumping out of his throat, and he was about to shout: "The will is in my hands!" '

But Wang Xian, who had been watching coldly, finally spoke: "The emperor has been in a coma for nearly half a year, and I am afraid that even if there is a will, it will be difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the false."

Wang Xian's voice was not loud, but it calmed down the noisy bedroom. No matter how they looked at him in their hearts, whether they admired or hated him, everyone was full of fear for this man, and no one dared to take his words as deaf ears... …

Wang Xian paused for a moment, and needles could be heard in the hall, and then he raised his voice a little and said, "In my humble opinion, the most urgent thing to do is to immediately welcome His Highness the Crown Prince back to Beijing to preside over the overall situation. Everything will be discussed after His Royal Highness returns to Beijing." Looking at Zhu Zhanji with a livid complexion, he said coldly, "What do you think, Your Highness?"

The ministers held their breath and looked at His Highness Taisun who was short of breath. They were all human beings, how could they fail to understand that Taisun was abruptly interrupted by Wang Xian!I just don't know whether His Highness the Grandson will insist on speaking out what he said, or bow to Wang Xian...

"Marquis Le'an..." Zhu Zhanji clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, veins twitched on his forehead, his eyes were cold and unfamiliar, and he said Wang Xian's title through gritted teeth.Wang Xian still looked at him indifferently. The next moment, Zhu Zhanji was defeated, his eyes wandered elsewhere, and he couldn't hear his own voice: "It makes sense..."

"Your Highness and Lord Hou are right!" A Shangshu immediately echoed loudly: "Emperor Daxing fell ill suddenly, and it is unlikely that there will be a will to pass on. After being ill for nearly half a year, Zhao Ni completely cut off the monarch and his ministers, and did not allow them to face the Holy Palace! Among them, Zhao Ying, Eunuch Yang, Eunuch Huang, etc. are all his henchmen and minions, even if there is a will, it is difficult to tell whether it is a forgery!" After a pause, he said: "His Royal Highness is the son first, and then the prince. Yu Nian has long been recognized as the heir apparent by the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty and all the people of the country! What's more, His Highness the Crown Prince is the son of the Emperor Daxing, and he must return to Beijing to preside over the funeral! Therefore, it is necessary to invite His Highness the Crown Prince to return to Beijing as soon as possible. !"

"It's reasonable!" All the ministers echoed in unison. His Highness the Crown Prince is extremely merciful. If he comes back to preside over the overall situation, he will be able to forgive everyone for a momentary mistake.Thinking about it this way, everyone agrees, immediately invite the prince back to Beijing!
Looking at the main hall, the originally noisy and noisy voices gradually merged into one, and there was no other noise. His Royal Highness's face became more and more ugly. He never expected that all the officials only had the prince in their hearts, and there was no such thing as him. Grandson!

Fortunately, in front of Emperor Daxing's spirit, no matter how ugly his face was, it would not be eye-catching.

"Since this is the case, I would like to ask His Highness the Grandson to revise a letter immediately, and respectfully invite His Highness the Crown Prince to return to Beijing!" As the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Jin Chun asked Zhu Zhanji on behalf of the officials.

"..." Zhu Zhanji knew that the situation was inevitable, so he said in a daze, "Okay..."

"One more thing..." Jian Yi said again.

"What else is there?!" Zhu Zhanji's eyes were burning with anger, as if he wanted to burn Jian Yi.

The old Jian Yi was still a little confused, so he didn't know why His Highness the Grandson was so angry, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "The officials who are detained in the imperial prison should be released immediately." He sighed and said: "There are many people in that place. If you stay for a day, how many more people will die..."

"What the heavenly official said is very true!" All the officials heard the words, and agreed in unison: "Your Highness is merciful, release those wronged officials as soon as possible!"

"This..." Zhu Zhanji settled down, thought for a moment and said: "Officials who were imprisoned after Emperor Daxing fell into a coma can be released immediately." .”

"Why?" Jian Yi asked puzzled.

"Jian Shangshu, are you old and confused?!" Zhu Zhanji gritted his teeth and said, "The emperor's grandfather's bones are not yet cold, and you are going to release the criminals he was imprisoned. What do you mean?! Where do you want to put the emperor?! "

"Yes..." Jian Yi thumped in his heart, but he didn't expect this level.

"Okay, don't stick around here anymore!" Zhu Zhanji looked at those officials now, feeling bored in his heart, waved his sleeves and said, "There will be a public sacrifice another day, and you will come to cry again!"

"Yes..." The floor tiles are so hard, and the weather is so hot, who among the officials would like to kneel on the ground and howl?Hearing the words, he withdrew as if he had received an amnesty.

(End of this chapter)